| 2012 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Yasuharu Sorimachi | ||
| J.League Division 2 | - | ||
| Emperor's Cup | - | ||
The 2012 Shonan Bellmare season sees Shonan Bellmare compete in J.League Division 2 for the second consecutive season after being relegated from J1 in 2010, and 16th season overall in the second tier. Shonan Bellmare are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ventforet Kofu (C, P) | 42 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 63 | 35 | +28 | 86 | Promotion to 2013 J.League Division 1 |
| 2 | Shonan Bellmare (P) | 42 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 75 | |
| 3 | Kyoto Sanga | 42 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 61 | 45 | +16 | 74 | Qualification for promotion playoffs |
| 4 | Yokohama FC | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 73 | |
| 5 | JEF United Chiba | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 61 | 33 | +28 | 72 |
| 4 March 20121 | Shonan Bellmare | 2 – 1 | Kyoto Sanga | Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka |
| Sunday 17:34 | Iwakami  37'Kikuchi 90+1' | Report | 31' Nakayama | Attendance: 9,065 Referee: Okabe |
| 11 March 20122 | Thespa Kusatsu | 1 – 3 | Shonan Bellmare | Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gumma |
| Sunday 15:04 | Sugimoto 48' | Report | 29' Endo 39' Kobayashi 86' Iwakami | Attendance: 4,237 Referee: Enomoto |
| 17 March 20123 | Shonan Bellmare | 3 – 1 | Avispa Fukuoka | Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka |
| Saturday 16:04 | Endo 44' Iwakami 63'Baba 90+2' | Report | 84' Sakata | Attendance: 3,602 Referee: Nakamura |
| 20 March 20124 | Shonan Bellmare | 2 – 1 | FC Gifu | Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka |
| Tuesday 16:04 | Baba 13' Ono 75' | Report | 90+3' Higuchi | Attendance: 6,065 Referee: Onishi |
| 25 March 20125 | Roasso Kumamoto | 3 – 3 | Shonan Bellmare | Kumamoto Athletics Stadium |
| Sunday 16:04 | Hiroi 12' Osako 34'Taketomi 87' | Report | 23' Baba 55' Furuhashi 79' Otsuki | Attendance: 4,687 Referee: Fukushima |
| 1 April 20126 | Gainare Tottori | 1 – 2 | Shonan Bellmare | Tottori Bank Bird Stadium |
| Sunday 14:00 | Mori  19'Mizumoto 68'Fukui 90+1' | Report | Shimamura 49' Miyazaki 89'Furuhashi 90' | Attendance: 2,086 Referee:  Shoichiro Mikami |
| 8 April 20127 | Shonan Bellmare | 2 – 0 | Machida Zelvia | Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka |
| Sunday 17:00 | Endo 67'90+2' (pen.) Kaoru Takayama 77'Nagaki 78' | Report | Ota 19' Tsuda 22'  90+1'Fujita 42'Suzuki 57' | Attendance: 7,035 Referee: Kazuyuki Hayakawa |
| 15 April 20128 | Shonan Bellmare | 3 – 2 | Yokohama | Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka |
| Sunday 17:00 | Han Kook-Young 14' Baba 36'Nagaki 48'Kaoru Takayama 52'Kikuchi 68' | Report | Sugiyama 35' Uchida 43'46'Takeoka 85' | Attendance: 7,111 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
| 22 April 20129 | Tokyo Verdy | 1 – 2 | Shonan Bellmare | Ajinomoto Stadium |
| Sunday 15:30 | Tsuchiya 17' Wada 24'Takahashi 38'Fukatsu 59'Mori 71'Abe 87' | Report | Furuhashi 26' Nagaki 41'Endo 70' (pen.) 90+2'Shimamura 71' | Attendance: 6,544 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| 27 April 201210 | Shonan Bellmare | 1 – 2 | Mito HollyHock | Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka |
| Friday 20:00 | Kobayashi 22' Baba 38' 64'Furuhashi 54'Ono 80' | Report | Romero Berrocal Frank Lark 6' Omoto 47'Nishioka 62'Shimada 87' | Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Hiromichi Oka |
| 30 April 201211 | Ehime FC | 2 – 1 | Shonan Bellmare | Ningineer Stadium |
| Monday 15:00 | Arita 27' Takumi Murakami 33' 68'Maeno 38'Sonoda 62' | Report | Ono 83' | Attendance: 3,520 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami |
| 3 May 201212 | Shonan Bellmare | 1 – 1 | Ventforet Kofu | Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka |
| Thursday 19:30 | Ono 36' 67' Baba 39'Kobayashi 75' | Report | Ito 27' Douglas Santos 36'Kashiwa 36'Takasaki 52' | Attendance: 8,114 Referee: Tomoya Maeda |
| 6 May 201213 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 1 – 1 | Shonan Bellmare | Matsumotodaira Football Stadium |
| Sunday 17:00 | Iida 17' Funayama 59'86' | Report | Han Kook-Young 29' Baba 88' | Attendance: 8,323 Referee: Ryoichi Imamura |
| 13 May 201214 | Shonan Bellmare | 1 – 1 | Oita Trinita | Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka |
| Sunday 17:00 | Endo 64' 87' Ono 77' | Report | Nishi 26' Tameda 61'Yu Yasukawa 81' | Attendance: 6,111 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
| 20 May 201215 | Tochigi SC | 1 – 1 | Shonan Bellmare | Tochigi Green Stadium |
| Sunday 17:00 | Kikuoka 68' 90' Paulinho 70'Kan 90+2' | Report | Nagaki 53' Furuhashi 79' | Attendance: 3,933 Referee: Tomohiro Tsukada |
| 27 May 201216 | Shonan Bellmare | 0 – 0 | Tokushima Vortis | Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka |
| Sunday 17:00 | Ono 55' 59' Abe 65' | Report | Attendance: 5,862 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| 2 June 201217 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 3 – 2 | Shonan Bellmare | Honjō Athletic Stadium |
| Saturday 17:00 | Miyamoto 8' Yasuda 42'81'Tokiwa 46'Abe 60' (o.g.) | Report | Kikuchi 53' Han Kook-Young 63'Yamaguchi 73'Kamata 79'Ryohei Yoshihama 87'Furuhashi 90+4' | Attendance: 2,677 Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida |
| 9 June 201218 | Shonan Bellmare | 1 – 0 | Kataller Toyama | Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka |
| Sunday 17:00 | Sakamoto 11' Kobayashi 69'Nakamura 90+1' | Report | Attendance: 5,148 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama |
| 13 June 201219 | Montedio Yamagata | 1 – 2 | Shonan Bellmare | ND Soft Stadium Yamagata |
| Wednesday 20:00 | Bandai 55' Nishikawa 56'Miyasaka 58'77'Akiba 60'Funayama 73' | Report | Nagaki 42' Kaoru Takayama 66'80'Kobayashi 79' | Attendance: 5,737 Referee: Takuto Okabe |
| 17 June 201220 | Shonan Bellmare | 2 – 0 | Fagiano Okayama | Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka |
| Sunday 19:30 | Kaoru Takayama 17' Nakamura 52' | Report | Attendance: 5,265 Referee: Yuki Noda |
| 24 June 201221 | JEF United Ichihara Chiba | 1 – 1 | Shonan Bellmare | Fukuda Denshi Arena |
| Sunday 20:00 | Fujita 24' Ito 28' | Report | Kaoru Takayama 43' | Attendance: 9,549 Referee: Hiroyuki Onishi |
| 1 July 201222 | Shonan Bellmare | 1 – 1 | Matsumoto Yamaga | Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka |
| Sunday 20:00 | Shimomura 36' Kaoru Takayama 81' | Report | Iio 31' Ōhashi 79'Funayama 90+3' | Attendance: 6,693 Referee: Shoichiro Mikami |
| 8 July 201223 | Mito HollyHock | 1 – 1 | Shonan Bellmare | K's denki Stadium Mito |
| Sunday 19:00 | Suzuki 29' Ozawa 62' | Report | Shimamura 45+1' Kobayashi 72'Ono 84'Kikuchi 90+4' | Attendance: 4,263 Referee: Eiji Kawai |
| 15 July 201224 | Oita Trinita | 1 – 4 | Shonan Bellmare | Ōita Bank Dome |
| Sunday 19:00 | Shimizu 11' Morishima 29'Yu Yasukawa 90+4' | Report | Baba 4', 79' Endo 12'Ono 26'Kobayashi 39' | Attendance: 10,137 Referee: Minoru Tojo |
| 22 July 201225 | Shonan Bellmare | 0 – 0 | Montedio Yamagata | Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka |
| Sunday 19:30 | Kikuchi 26' Kobayashi 62' | Report | Maeda 87' | Attendance: 8,271 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| 29 July 201226 | Shonan Bellmare | 1 – 0 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka |
| Sunday 19:30 | Furuhashi 47' Kaoru Takayama 53'Abe 67'Macena 90+3' | Report | Arai 87' | Attendance: 6,334 Referee: Tomohiro Tsukada |
| 5 August 201227 | Yokohama | 1 – 0 | Shonan Bellmare | Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium |
| Sunday 19:00 | Horinouchi 53' Hakkaku 55'Tahara 71'Schneider 90+2' | Report | Mihara 39' Nagaki 41'Yamaguchi 45' | Attendance: 7,616 Referee:  Kevin Friend |
| 12 August 201228 | Avispa Fukuoka | 1 – 3 | Shonan Bellmare | Level-5 Stadium |
| Sunday 19:00 | Jogo 32' | Report | Kaoru Takayama 3' Kikuchi 15'Kobayashi 66' | Attendance: 7,009 Referee: Masaaki Iemoto |
| 19 August 201229 | Shonan Bellmare | 1 – 1 | Tokyo Verdy | Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka |
| Sunday 19:30 | Kobayashi 39' Macena 56' | Summary | Iio 50' Jymmy 76' | Attendance: 9,370 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami |
| 22 August 201230 | Tokushima Vortis | 0 – 0 | Shonan Bellmare | Pocarisweat Stadium |
| Wednesday 20:00 | Hamada 13' Fukumoto 90+1' | Summary | Kamata 80' | Attendance: 3,158 Referee: Yuki Noda |
| 26 August 201231 | Shonan Bellmare | 2 – 1 | Tochigi SC | Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka |
| Sunday 19:30 | Furuhashi 27' Shimamura 34'Shimomura 46'Ono 68' | Summary | Hirose 19' | Attendance: 7,129 Referee: Takuto Okabe |
| 2 September 201232 | Kyoto Sanga | 1 – 2 | Shonan Bellmare | Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium |
| Sunday 20:00 | Kudo 47' 59' Someya 50'Jung Woo-Young 80'Sakai 90+2' | Summary | Macena 33' Syuhei Otsuki 56'Shimomura 68' | Attendance: 6,248 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama |
| 14 September 201233 | Shonan Bellmare | 2 – 0 | Thespa Kusatsu | Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka |
| Friday 20:00 | Macena 16', 71' Nagaki 70' | Summary | Satoru Hoshino 52' Sakurada 67'Endo 90+1' | Attendance: 6,346 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
| 17 September 201234 | Fagiano Okayama | 3 – 1 | Shonan Bellmare | Kanko Stadium |
| Monday 15:00 | Goto 16' Sengoku 34'Tadokoro 41'Kawamata 45+3' | Summary | Kobayashi 31' Furuhashi 62'Endo 90' | Attendance: 7,155 Referee: Minoru Tojo |
| 23 September 201235 | FC Gifu | 3 – 2 | Shonan Bellmare | Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium |
| Sunday 20:00 | Koichi Sato 18' (pen.) Ri Han-Jae 41'Someya 43'Abuda 63' | Summary | Endo  16'Syuhei Otsuki 23'Kikuchi 53', 69'Ono 82'Shimamura 84' | Attendance: 3,016 Referee: Kazuyuki Hayakawa |
| 1 October 201236 | Shonan Bellmare | 1 – 2 | Roasso Kumamoto | Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka |
| Monday 20:00 | Yuzo Iwakami 75' (pen.) | Summary | Harada 14' Saito 43' 67'Fujimoto 78'Kitajima 90+4' | Attendance: 3,986 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
| 7 October 201237 | Shonan Bellmare | 0 – 0 | Ehime FC | Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka |
| Sunday 17:00 | Kikuchi 57' Han Kook-Young 58' | Summary | Ishii 71' | Attendance: 5,938 Referee: Yuki Noda |
| 14 October 201238 | Ventforet Kofu | 2 – 2 | Shonan Bellmare | Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium |
| Sunday 16:00 | Fernandinho 37' Izawa 50'Davi 62' (pen.)Matsuhashi 85' | Summary | Syuhei Otsuki 28' Macena 30'51'Shimamura 90+3' | Attendance: 16,643 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami |
| 21 October 201239 | Shonan Bellmare | 1 – 1 | JEF United Ichihara Chiba | Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka |
| Sunday 17:00 | Nagaki 28' | Summary | Hyodo 71' Satō 85' | Attendance: 10,918 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
| 28 October 201240 | Kataller Toyama | 0 – 2 | Shonan Bellmare | Toyama Athletic Stadium |
| Sunday 16:00 | Mori 30' Kokeguchi 38'Kuniyoshi 45+2' | Summary | Syuhei Otsuki 60' Iwakami 89' | Attendance: 3,205 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
| 4 November 201241 | Shonan Bellmare | 1 – 0 | Gainare Tottori | Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka |
| Sunday 16:00 | Kikuchi 6' Takayama 41'Han Kook-Young 45+1'Syuhei Otsuki 52'Thiago Quirino 88' | Summary | Fukui 40' Nagira 90+1' | Attendance: 10,674 Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
| 11 November 201242 | Machida Zelvia | 0 – 3 | Shonan Bellmare | Machida Athletic Stadium |
| Sunday 13:00 | Ota 89' | Summary | Thiago Quirino 2' 29' Takayama 44'Syuhei Otsuki 67'Nagaki 87' | Attendance: 7,139 Referee: Jumpei Iida |
| 8 September 2012Round 2 | Shonan Bellmare | 1 – 0 | Ehime FC | Hiratsuka, Kanagawa |
| 13:00 | Syuhei Otsuki 48' | Report | Stadium: Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 1,478 Referee: Masuya Ueda |
| 10 October 2012Round 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 2 – 1 | Shonan Bellmare | Kashiwa |
| 19:00 | Tanaka 30' Neto Baiano 90+2' | Report | Syuhei Otsuki 15' | Stadium: Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,449 Referee: Inoue |
The 2012 Montedio Yamagata season sees Montedio Yamagata return to J.League Division 2 after being relegated in the 2011 J.League Division 1. This will be their 16th season overall in the second tier. Montedio Yamagata are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
The 2012 FC Machida Zelvia season saw FC Machida Zelvia compete in J.League Division 2 for the first time after being promoted from the 2011 Japan Football League. Machida Zelvia were relegated back to the Japan Football League on the last day of the season after a 0-3 defeat to Shonan Bellmare. They are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
The 2012 Matsumoto Yamaga FC season sees Matsumoto Yamaga compete in J.League Division 2 for the first time after being promoted from the 2011 Japan Football League. Matsumoto Yamaga are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
The 2012 Avispa Fukuoka season sees Avispa Fukuoka return to J.League Division 2 after spending 2011 in J1. This is their non-consecutive 13th season in the second tier since 1991. Avispa Fukuoka are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
The 2012 Fagiano Okayama season saw Fagiano Okayama compete in J.League Division 2 for the fourth consecutive season. Fagiano Okayama also competed in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
The 2012 Yokohama FC season sees Yokohama FC compete in J.League Division 2 for the fifth consecutive season. Yokohama FC are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
The 2012 Tokyo Verdy season sees Tokyo Verdy compete in J.League Division 2 for the fourth consecutive season and 12th second-tier season overall since 1972. Tokyo Verdy are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
The 2012 Roasso Kumamoto season sees Roasso Kumamoto compete in J.League Division 2 for the fifth consecutive season. Roasso Kumamoto are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
The 2012 Ventforet Kofu season sees Ventforet Kofu return to J.League Division 2 after being relegated from Division 1. This is their 36th non-consecutive season in the second tier of Japanese football, the longest number of seasons for a club in the division. Ventforet Kofu are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
The 2012 Ehime FC season sees Ehime FC compete in J.League Division 2 for the seventh consecutive season. Ehime FC are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
The 2012 Gainare Tottori season sees Gainare Tottori compete in J.League Division 2 for the second consecutive season. Gainare Tottori are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
The 2012 FC Gifu season sees FC Gifu compete in J.League Division 2 for the fifth consecutive season. FC Gifu are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
The 2012 Tokushima Vortis season sees Tokushima Vortis compete in J.League Division 2 for the eighth consecutive season. This is their 17th season overall in the second tier. Tokushima Vortis are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
The 2012 Mito HollyHock season sees Mito HollyHock compete in J.League Division 2 for the 13th consecutive season and 15th second-tier season overall. Mito HollyHock are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
The 2012 Giravanz Kitakyushu season sees Giravanz Kitakyushu compete in J.League Division 2 for the fourth consecutive season. Giravanz Kitakyushu are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
The 2012 Kataller Toyama season saw Kataller Toyama compete in the J.League Division 2 for the fourth consecutive year. Kataller Toyama also competed in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
The 2013 J.League Division 2 season is the 42nd season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 15th season since the establishment of J2 League. The regular season began on 3 March and ended on 24 November, followed by the promotion play-offs among four clubs ranked between 3rd and 6th at the end of regular season. Gamba Osaka became champions, and Vissel Kobe became runners-up, both returned to J1 immediately after one season at J2. The other promoted team is third runners-up Tokushima Vortis, who won the promotion playoff final, defeating Kyoto Sanga FC. With the win, Vortis are making their J1 debut, becoming the first professional Shikoku football club to compete in the top division of their national league.
The 95th Emperor's Cup (第95回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会) was the regular edition of the annual Japanese national cup tournament, which was held from 29 August 2015 to its final on 1 January 2016.
The 96th Emperor's Cup (第96回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会) was the 2016 edition of the annual Japanese national cup tournament, which was held from 27 August 2016 to its final on 1 January 2017.
